Fan article

ABSTRACT

A fan article to be used in particular as a headdress, consisting of at least one bunch of artificial hair comprising at least two different groups of artificial hair. Furthermore, a fastening element is provided for the bunch of artificial hair, enabling a fastening on the forehead side and/or nape side on the hair of the carrier.

The invention relates to a fan article to be used in particular as a headdress.

Caps and other headgear are generally also known as fan articles. They can be manufactured in large quantities and also at favorable costs.

Contrary to these known fan articles, to be worn on the head, it is the object of the novelty to create a fan article to be worn as a headdress, which is considerably more ingenious than the known caps or headgear.

To solve this task, the novelty provides at least one bunch of artificial hair comprising at least two different groups of artificial hair and at least one fastening element for being fastened on the forehead side and/or nape side on the hair of a carrier.

Due to the groups of artificial hair, it is not only possible to design a headdress of the type in question in a particular striking and dominant manner, but it is also possible to create a large number of modifications and variations. For this reason, it is, furthermore, possible to provide the fans of different associations and/or different national affiliations with independent and, therefore, clearly different fan articles.

Further features of the novelty will become evident from the sub-claims in connection with the description and the drawings.

The novelty will be described in the following in more detail by means of embodiment examples, shown in the drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a side view of the fan article to be worn on the head;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the fan article of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a modified fan article;

FIG. 4 is a perspective top view of a further fan article;

FIG. 5 is a perspective side view of the fan article of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a further fan article;

FIG. 7 is a top view of a head-side base of a bunch of artificial hair with an area, e.g., for a common basic color and an area of different color with a particular contour; and

FIG. 8 is a head-side view of a holding element for artificial hair.

A fan article 1 to be worn as a headdress comprises according to the embodiment example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 a bunch of artificial hair 2, comprising different groups of artificial hair 3 and 4 and 4′, which can be fastened by means of fastening elements 5 and 6 on the forehead side and/or on the side of the back of the head on the hair 7 of a person/a carrier.

According to the embodiment example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the fan article 1 has a first, centrically arranged group of artificial hair 3 and right and left of it, there is one group of artificial hair 4′ each of e.g. a different color. Correspondingly, the artificial hairs 8 of the groups of artifical hair 3, 4 and 4′ have the same and/or different colors and/or lengths.

The bunch of artificial hair 2 is arranged by means of a net-like holding element 9 on the side 11 facing away from the bead 10 of the carrier, the holding element 9 and the bunch of artificial hair 2 being narrower than the head 10 of the carrier.

The holding element 9 is net-like and its length is larger than its width. It has the shape of an oblong rectangle 11. Correspondingly, the head-side base 12 of the bunch of artificial hair 2 according to FIG. 7 is oblong, i.e. its length is larger than its width, and preferable rectangular.

The holding element 9 has on its first or forehead-side or front end 13 a fastening element 14 for being fastened on the hair 7 of the carrier. This fastening element 14 is expediently comb-shaped.

A second, generally equal fastening element 15 can also be provided on the second end 16, facing the back of the head, of the holding element 9.

Thus, the net-like holding element 9 consists of a freely flexible frame element 17 with long side parts 18 and 19 connected by shorter end pieces 20, 21, on each of which the comb-like fastening elements 14 and 15 are arranged centrically, the free ends of the teeth 22, 23 facing each other.

Between the side parts 18 and 19 and the end pieces 20, 21, a net portion 24, which is also flexible, is arranged, on which the artificial hairs 8 or the entire bunch of artificial hair 2 can be fastened in a manner which is not of interest here.

In the area of the base 12, the groups of artificial hair 3, 4 and 4′ are strip-shaped, so that e.g. similar groups of artificial hair 3, 4 and 4′ extend from the front end 13 to the rear end 16 of the holding element 9. According to the embodiment example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bunch of artificial hair 2 comprises three groups of artificial hair 3, 4 and 4′ of different colors, and these colors can be, e.g., black, red, golden or blue, white, red or green, white, red, or red, white, red. The artificial hairs 8 may also differ in length from one group of artificial hair to the other or may be of different or equal lengths within one group of artificial hair.

In the embodiment example shown in FIG. 3, the bunch of artificial hair 2 comprises two groups of artificial hair 3, 4 of different colors. Irrespective of the number of groups of artificial hair, they extend, like in the embodiment example shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the shape of strips from the forehead-side end to the nape-side end, the artificial hairs 8 or the groups of artificial hair 3, 4 and 4′ essentially standing up like a cockscomb on the forehead side and in the middle of the head, while hanging down in the area of the back of the head.

The same applies in principle for the embodiment example consisting of three groups of artificial hair 3, 4 and 4″ according to FIGS. 4 and 5.

The bunch of artificial hair 30 according to FIG. 6 clearly differs from the above-described embodiment examples. Here, two groups of artifical hair 31, 32 are arranged at right angles to the main direction of the bunch of artificial hair 30, this applying in particular to the choice of the colors available in each case.

Finally, according to FIG. 7, a base 12 is provided for a bunch of artificial hair 33, the artificial hairs 8 of the groups of artificial hair 34, 35 and 36 having at least one area 37 of, e.g., a first basic color (A) and at least one area 38 of another, different color (B) and with a particular contour 39. For example, the first basic color can be red and the color inside the contour 39 can be white. According to FIG. 7, the contour 39 has the shape of two bars intersecting at right angles. Instead, the contour may also consist of several compartments and represent, e.g. a coat of arms or the like.

Each of the above-described bunches of artificial hair, comprising individual artificial hairs of partly different colors and/or different lengths, is in general arranged on the net-like holding element 9 in such a way that the bunch of artificial hair 30, 33, when the article is being used, has a larger width than the net-like holding element 9.

It is a general feature of the invention that the fan article, to be worn on the head, is provided with hairs serving as information carrier.

In the most general form, this means that the artificial hair has a function as an information carrier. The artificial hair can have a function as an information carrier through its color and/or the shape and/or arrangement of the color/colors and/or through its length and arrangement.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

-   1 Fan article -   2 Bunch of artificial hair -   3 Groups of artificial hair -   4 Groups of artificial hair -   5 Fastening element -   6 Fastening element -   7 Hair -   8 Artificial hair -   9 Net-like holding element -   10 Head -   11 Rectangle -   12 Base -   13 Front end -   14 Fastening element -   15 Fastening element -   16 Rear end -   17 Frame element -   18 Side part -   19 Side part -   20 End piece -   21 End piece -   22 Teeth -   23 Teeth -   24 Net portion -   30 Bunch of artificial hair -   31 Groups of artificial hair -   32 Groups of artificial hair -   33 Bunch of artificial hair -   34 Groups of artificial hair -   35 Groups of artificial hair -   36 Groups of artificial hair -   37 Area -   38 Area -   39 Contour 

1-19. (canceled)
 20. A fan article comprising: at least one bunch of artificial hair that includes at least a first artificial hair group and a second artificial hair group, the second artificial hair group having a characteristic different from a characteristic of the first artificial hair group; and at least one fastening element configured to fasten the bunch of artificial hair on at least one of a forehead side and a nape side of hair of a carrier.
 21. The fan article as recited in claim 20, wherein the carrier is a person.
 22. The fan article as recited in claim 20, wherein the fan article is a headdress.
 23. The fan article as recited in claim 20, wherein the characteristic is a color.
 24. The fan article as recited in claim 20, wherein characteristic is a length.
 25. The fan article as recited in claim 20, further comprising a holding element and wherein the bunch of artificial hair is arranged on the holding element on a side facing away from the carrier and wherein the holding element and the bunch of artificial hair is narrower than a head of the carrier.
 26. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the holding element is flexible and has a net portion.
 27. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the holding element has a length and a width, the length being larger than the width.
 28. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the holding element has a shape of an oblong rectangle.
 29. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the bunch of artificial hair has a base end toward the carrier, and wherein the base end and the holding element are of oblong shape.
 30. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the at least one fastening element is disposed on a front end of the holding element and is configured to be fastened on the forehead side of the hair of the carrier.
 31. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the at least one fastening element is disposed on a rear end of the holding element and is configured to be fastened on the nape side of the hair of the carrier.
 32. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the first and second artificial hair groups are strip-shaped and extend from a front end to a rear end of the holding element.
 33. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the first and second artificial hair groups are strip-shaped and extend cross-wise across the holding element.
 34. The fan article as recited in claim 20, further comprising a third artificial hair group and wherein first, second and third artificial hair groups are three strip-shaped.
 35. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the first artificial hair group is arranged a first area of the holding element and has a first basic color and the second artificial hair group is arranged on a second area of the holding element and has a second basic color different from the first basic color, the second area having a predetermined contour.
 36. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the at least first and second artificial hair groups are arranged on the holding element so as to form at least one of the shapes and colors of one of a flag, the colors of an association, and a coat of arms of an association.
 37. The fan article as recited in claim 25, wherein the bunch of artificial hair includes individual artificial hairs fastened on the holding element so that the bunch of artificial hair has a larger width than the holding element when the article is being used.
 38. The fan article as recited in claim 37, wherein some of the individual artificial hairs have one of a different color and a different length than others of the individual artificial hairs.
 39. The fan article as recited in claim 20, wherein the at least one bunch of artificial hair is arranged in a shape of a cockscomb.
 40. The fan article as recited in claim 20, wherein the bunch of artificial hair serves as an information carrier.
 41. A method of conveying an affiliation of a person with an organization, the method comprising: providing a headdress having at least one bunch of artificial hair having a characteristic identifiable with the organization; and fastening the headdress to the hair of the person using at least one fastening element; and displaying the fastened headdress so as to convey the affiliation.
 42. The method as recited in claim 41, wherein the characteristic includes one of a pattern and a color combination identifiable with the organization.
 43. The method as recited in claim 41, wherein the at least one fastening element includes a first fastening element disposed at a front of the fan article a second fastening element disposed at a rear of the fan article, and wherein the fastening includes attaching the first fastening element to a forehead side of the hair of the person and fastening the second fastening element to a nape side of the hair of the person.
 44. The method as recited in claim 41, wherein the organization is a sports team.
 45. The method as recited in claim 41, wherein the at least one bunch of artificial hair includes at least two different artificial hair groups. 